Cut My Hair
Cut My Hair is the fourth song of the Opéra-rock Quadrophenia of the Who, published in 1973.
Characteristics and description
This song describes the daily life of the main character of the album, Jimmy. Pete Townshend, the author, indicates it in these terms:A domestic interval. The boy remembers an argument with his parents which culminated by its departure of the house. One also hears a newspaper of information giving a report on riots to Brighton between Mods and Rockers, events where it was present the week précédente.
In fact, the words speak about the lifestyle of the Mods. The young man is obliged to follow the fashion. They also tell the event which forced Jimmy to leave its house: his/her mother found a box of Amphétamines ( blues ). The writing of Townshend, as on other pieces of the album, presents autoreferential aspects. Certain pieces of youth of the Who are quoted in the refrain, like Out in the Street , I Can' T Explain or their very first individual Zoot Suit , appeared under the name of the High Numbers. One can as see as the first measurements and the first towards this song are almost the same ones as the incipit of 5:15 .
This song is rather calm. The verses sung by Townshend present a delicate of guitar and basic play. Only the refrains show usual energy with the group, sung by Roger Daltrey. One can hear in background a copper section and synthetizers. It is at the end that the flash of radio information appears about which the author spoke, accompanied by a whistle undoubtedly coming from a kettle.
Sources and bonds
- Notes on the album and the songs
- Words
- Fingering charts for guitar
- Site of reference on the album